So your contention is that Kobe's ablity to sell shoes and jerseys in no way impacts the deals he gets.

I'm saying that UNLIKE Jerremy Lin the marketability does not far overshadow what you will get on th court over a season. Bryant is a top 10 overall player and his salary matche that status. Lin is not even top 10 at his position but will paid a salary that should go to a top 20 overall player.

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Originally Posted by Scoooter

The Knicks do that all the time though.

And we've complained and been down about it EVERY time. Why was this time different? As a fanbase we have NEVER been fine with purely marketing moves so why was it accetable this time?